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No. 230,078. Patented July 13, i880.

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N-PETERS. PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. 01C,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE STEINSON, OF EAST CHESTER, NEW YORK.

LEG FOR BEDSTEAD-FRA MES.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 230,078, dated July 13,1880.

Application filed'October 8, 1879.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE STEINSON, of EastChester, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, haveinvented a new and Improved Leg for a Bedstead-Frame, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Figure 1 is a plan of the device. Fig. 2 is a sectional longitudinalelevation of the same on line 00 m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a bottom view of aspring-leg.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to provide a bedstead having elasticsupports.

The invention consists in a leg for a bedstead-frame formed of fiatcurved springs, spiral springs, a box, and casters, as hereinafterdescribed.

The bedstead-frame A may be made of iron or wood, and have its rails afastened together in any convenient manner, but preferably by thescrew-eyebolts B, because the latter will conveniently serve to supportthe standards of a mosquito-netting frame, as shown in dotted lines atb.

The frame A, as shown in the drawings, is composed of iron rails a, of aT-shaped crosssection, for the purpose of combined strength andlightness, and is supported on the springlegs 0, that have attached tothem the casters D.

The legs 0 are composed of the curved fiat springs 'c d f and spiralspring 9, the latter of which is held in a box, h, that projects upwardfrom the spring f. The outer and larger spring, 0, has slotted ends, sothat the leg 0 may possess more'elasti'eity, and is secured to the frameA by the bolts t', that pass through these slotted ends. The spring 01is also bolted to the frame A, between the arms of the spring 0, and theconvex side of this spring d rests on the spiral spring g, that isinclosed in the box h, which, in turn, rests on the convex face of thespring f, whose ends engage upon the inner faces of the arms of theouter springs, c.

The casters D, that are held to the bottom of the spring 0 by screw orstud It, may be of any convenient and suitable style.

I propose, also, to apply the springs or springlegs herein described tosofas or lounges that may be used for beds.

I do not claim the use of simple elastic tips on the ends of the legs ofthe bedstead, for elastic tips have long been applied to the legs ofbedsteads, chairs, 850., and in this connection cannot be consideredsprings; but,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The leg for a bedstead-frame formed of the flat curved springs 0 df,spiral spring 9, box h, and casters D, arranged substantially as shownand described.

GEORGE STEINSON.

